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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Ish Sharma |Bill Graveland |Lisa Johnson |Aaron Sousa
Homebuying affordability is "unlikely to improve meaningfully" over the next two years, according to a new report from Desjardins. Over the last 25 years, home prices in Canada have ballooned four times while disposable income has only slightly more than doubled, stated the May 14 report. Desjardins said the dream of home ownership is being chased further and further away for an average Canadian due to the widening affordability gap.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Aaron Sousa |Craig Lord
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province's front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts. Marshall Smith has filed a statement of claim alleging defamation against former Alberta Health Services head Athana Mentzelopoulos, the Globe and Mail, and an unidentified person believed to be a former AHS board member.
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3 weeks ago | 
castanet.net | Catherine Morrison |Fakiha Baig |Aaron Sousa |Lisa Johnson
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press - | Story: 550211Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it's "impossible not to feel disrespected" after being dropped from cabinet.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Sarah Ritchie |Aaron Walker |David Baxter
Discussion online and a recent inquiry to the newsroom has sparked discussion about the accuracy and application of “Made in Canada” labels on grocery products. The shopper noted inconsistencies at local grocery store chains, where some produce items bore the label while others, like seafood, did not.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Nicole Ireland |Paola Loriggio |Michael Tutton |Lisa Johnson
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province’s path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney's government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a "What's Next" panel to poll Albertans on issues they want to see addressed after last week's federal election.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Stéphane Blais |Keith Doucette
Alberta’s New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart. Delegates in Edmonton voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year. In adopting the measure, the party is shedding what many considered a political albatross.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Lisa Johnson |Dylan Robertson |Jordan Omstead
The Canadian Press - | Story: 547810The sex assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to hear more testimony today from Taylor Raddysh, an NHL player who was also on the 2018 world junior team. Raddysh, who plays for the Washington Capitals, took the stand remotely from Arlington, Va., on Wednesday afternoon.
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1 month ago | 
castanet.net | Matthew Scace |Lisa Johnson |Dylan Robertson |Jordan Omstead
The Town of Canmore will soon begin taxing homeowners who leave their residences empty for more than half the year as part of the Alberta community's bid to reverse course on an affordability crisis that has made it one of the most expensive places to live in Canada. The new levy, which the town is calling a "livability tax," has become a big topic in the small mountain town.
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2 months ago | 
castanet.net | Brittany Hobson |Jim Bronskill |Catherine Morrison |Lisa Johnson
Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press - Apr 1, 2025 / 5:57 pm | Story: 541999First Nations leaders in Manitoba say the search of a landfill for the victim of a serial killer must include recovery efforts for another First Nations woman who vanished more than a decade ago. Tanya Nepinak was last seen in Winnipeg in September 2011 and police believe her body was dumped in a garbage bin and taken to the Brady Road landfill in the city.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
castanet.net | Lisa Johnson |Jack Farrell
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, fresh off a weekend visit with U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, says if Ottawa uses an energy embargo to combat the incoming administration's promised tariffs, it would spark a "national unity crisis.""Oil and gas is owned by the provinces, principally Alberta, and we won't stand for that," Smith told reporters in a virtual news conference Monday.
